Tuesday 29th December, 2009 Sanga signs Jayasuriya for Lancashire Sri Lanka Indian Board asked to disappointed with captain Kumar Sangakkara has been SLC’s attitude signed up as English coun- ty explain after Kotla fiasco Lancashire’s The match was played at New Delhi’s overseas play- Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium where four er for the 2010 matches of the 2011 World Cup are season, the scheduled to be held. county “The ICC has written to the BCCI, announced forwarding Hurst’s report, seeking a yesterday. reply in 14 days before further action,” Sangakkara Lorgat said. became the Lorgat said India’s response would third Sri be forwarded to Ranjan Madugalle, Lankan to be ICC’s chief referee, and Dave signed up by Richardson, the general manager of Old Trafford fol- cricket operations, who would decide on lowing Muttiah Kumar Sangakkara what action is to be taken in the matter. Muralitharan, “I don’t wish to speculate on the who has had impressive seasons there future action. Yesterday’s (pitch) was and Sanath Jayasuriya, who had a brief one bad example, but India generally stint in 2007. has good pitches,” said Lorgat. This will be Sangakkara’s second Alarmingly rising deliveries caused stint with an English county following problems to the batsmen from the start his earlier experience in 2007 at of Sunday’s match and one delivery Warwickshire. from paceman Ashish Nehra struck Sri “I am thrilled to be joining Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan on Lancashire and really looking forward his elbow. The batsman was given treat- to representing a club and county that ment on the field before play resumed. has such a long and distinguished crick- What proved to be the last straw was Sanath Jayasuriya eting history. Murali always talks fond- the third delivery of the 24th over, from ly of his times at Lancashire so I had no India’s rookie paceman Sudeep Tyagi Veteran all-rounder Sanath hesitation in accepting the club’s kind that rose dangerously and flew past the Jayasuriya has expressed his disap- offer to play for them in the upcoming face of batsman Thilina Kandamby. pointment on being cold shouldered by season,” Sangakkara was quoted as say- Sangakkara complained to Hurst, as Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) after complet- ing in Cricinfo. well as on-field umpires Marais ing 20 years of international cricket. “With so much international cricket Erasmus and Shavir Tarapore, and the Jayasuriya, who made his ODI being played around the world it is diffi- players left the field with Sri Lanka on debut on the 26th of December 1989 at cult to find world-class players who are 83-5. the MCG completed 20 years of inter- available for extended periods during India’s sports minister, Manohar national cricket when he played the our domestic season. So I’m delighted Singh Gill on Monday said the national fifth and final ODI against India in we have secured the services of Kumar cricket board and the Delhi cricket asso- Delhi on the 27th of December, joining for the majority of our season and I ciation owed an explanation over the just two other illustrious cricketers to know he is looking forward to playing quality of the pitch. have achieved the feat in ODIs – Javed for Lancashire,” Mike Watkinson, “It’s very unfortunate and a great Miandad and Sachin Tendulkar. Lancashire’s Director of Cricket said embarrassment for the country, it was “The sad thing is, I don’t know on Sangakkara’s signing. terrible to see such an incident taking whether the Sri Lankan cricket board The Sri Lankan captain, however, place,” Gill was quoted as saying by the is even aware that I’m completing 20 will miss the start of the English sea- Press Trust of India. years today!” Jayasuriya was quoted as son due to his international commit- Nearly two months ago, a one-day saying by popular cricket website ments. international between India and Cricinfo. “Kumar is hot property at the Indian cricket captain M. S. Dhoni, right, talks to Sri Lanka’s captain Kumar Sangakkara, left, Australia was played on the newly laid ‘The Island’ further learns that moment and rightly so. He is arguably along with the two umpires before the final ODI between the countries was abandoned due Kotla pitch, which India won by seven none of the board officials took the the most consistent batsman in interna- to a dangerous pitch. (AP) wickets. trouble to congratulate the veteran tional cricket with an outstanding aver- This is the second time a one-dayer cricketer on reaching the milestone age in all formats, making his signing a NEW DELHI (AP) - The told reporters that the Board of Control has been abandoned due to a dangerous and later Sunday night Jayasuriya had real coup for Lancashire,” the county’s International Cricket Council on for Cricket in India had been given 14 pitch. In 1997, a limited-overs interna- phoned board chairman D.S. de Silva coach Peter Moores said. Monday sought an explanation from the days to respond to match referee Alan tional between India and Sri Lanka in to express his disappointment. “In Kumar we have an excellent Indian cricket board over the dangerous Hurst’s report. the central Indian city of Indore was SLC officials told ‘The Island’yes- resource for our younger squad mem- pitch that led to the abandonment of the Sunday’s match between India and stopped after just three overs. terday that later next week they will bers to tap into as they look to improve fifth and final limited-overs internation- Sri Lanka was called off after protests The ICC then banned Indore from conduct a ceremony to felicitate the and as we continue to build a squad al between India and Sri Lanka. from the touring team’s captain Kumar hosting any international match for two cricketer. hungry for success,” Moores added. ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat Sangakkara. years. RC Sunil Gavaskar’s campaign against column for Mid-Day, an Indian daily. because of the player’s relationship. “He Samaratunga’s nine wicket match referees continues with the for- “Remember the umpires and match knows he can get away with it and indeed mer India captain claiming English referees are used to hanging out together he has,” Gavaskar wrote. cricketer Stuart Broad gets away with in the evenings since they are in a for- “Stuart has been quoted as saying he haul wrecks Mahanama breaches of the ICC code because of his eign country and so forge a good rela- didn’t think he had done anything wrong by Reemus Fernando father. in questioning the Zahira on first innings The bowler is umpires decision to Leg spinner Anushka Samaratunga Zahira College scored a first innings the son of former refer the appeal to bagged 15 wickets including a nine wicket victory over Maris Stella College when the player and current Stuart Broad protected by the third umpire haul in the second innings for Isipatana latter were bowled out for 106 runs in reply match referee since he thought College to record an innings and 91 run to their 198 in their Inter-School Under-19 Chris Broad who that it hadn’t come victory over Mahanama College in their match played at Maradana last week. officiated in the in the expected time Inter- School Under-19 tournament match Scores: father says Gavaskar recent series but a bit later than ended at Air Force Ground Colombo yes- Zahira 198 all out in 72.5 overs (Sameer terday. Ahmed 34, Imras Rafi 31, Irshad Umar 26, between Australia is normally the Forced to follow on after being bowled M. Hilam 20; Nicolo Fernando 3/33, and the West case. And therein he out for 66 runs in the first Dushmantha Indies. has confirmed innings, Mahanama were Chameera 2/28) and Broad Sr was again that he thinks skittle out for 102 runs in Under-19 Cricket 103 for 3 at close in 26.2 slammed by anoth- he is a special case the second innings as overs (Irshad er former India and not on par with Samaratunga picked up nine wickets in an Mohamed 39n.o, Imras Rafi 33n.o; Ishan captain, Anil the rest. impressive spell. The leg spinner gave Ibunu 18; Matheesha Wijeratne 2/21) Kumble, for his “Michael away just 22 runs in his spell of 16 overs Maris Stella 106 all out in 37.4 overs (S. soft treatment of Vaughan and that included six maidens. Chathuranga 16, V. Kanchaka 16; Ishan Australian players Nasser Hussain in Incidentally, it was the third occasion Ibunu 6/34, Irshad Umar 3/26) Broad (Snr) Broad (Jnr) Gavaskar that Samaratunga produced a haul of over A draw at Pannipitiya during the Perth their articles have eight wickets in a single innings this sea- The Inter-School Under-19 match Test against the West Indies. brought out the petulance of Stuart son. between Dharmapala College and Ananda Stuart Broad’s behaviour has been tionship and obviously the umpires are Broad. Scores: College ended in a tame draw as rain questioned by a number of former play- not looking to spoil that by citing the “They have been thinking cricketers Isipatana 259 all out in 50 overs effected the match on both days at ers including Michael Vaughan in a young Broad for a violation of the code of and captains during their careers and (Harith Wanigarachchi 43, Dimithri Pannipitiya last week. recent newspaper article. conduct.” much admired for the manner in which Perera 38, Chanaka Jayaneththi 33, Scores: Gavaskar said the 23-year-old was a Broad Jr was involved in an ugly they conducted themselves on the field .